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Month: July 2004
Bunnysuit Issue Just Won't Go Away

31 July 2004: NASA Photos Unearthed: George H.W. Bush Wore a Bunny Suit Too, SpaceRef In 1981 Vice President George H.W. Bush visited Kennedy Space Center and toured Space Shuttle Columbia with the two astronauts who flew it on its first mission – John Young and Bob Crippen. Bush also wore a bunny suit. 30 July 2004: An Unsuitable Costume for the Manly Candidate, Washington Post “Being generous, one might […]

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  • July 31, 2004
A Peek Inside OExS

30 July 2004: Exclusive: NASA’s new space ‘hot rod’, UPI 29 July 2004: Exclusive: NASA begins moon return effort, UPI “Planners in NASA’s Exploration Directorate recently gave United Press International an exclusive briefing on the steps they envision to fulfill President Bush’s new vision for space exploration. These steps include designing the vehicle to fly back to the moon as well as the new fleet of atomic-powered spacecraft that may […]

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  • July 30, 2004
Kerry Space Advisor Dismisses Bush Space Policy

Editor’s note: This was posted on the Yahoo group kerryspace. Lori Garver (Yahoo ID astromom2004) told people at a reception the other night that she is working on space policy issues for John Kerry. These comments were posted to a newsgroup with over a 160 members (a hundred of whom joined in the 24 hours since this was first posted on NASA Watch and SpaceRef – and linked to by […]

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  • July 29, 2004
Kerry Mentions Space in Boston

29 July 2004: Excerpt from John Kerry’s acceptance speech “Two young bicycle mechanics from Dayton asked what if this airplane could take off at Kitty Hawk? It did that and changed the world forever. A young president asked what if we could go to the moon in ten years? And now we’re exploring the solar system and the stars themselves.”

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  • July 29, 2004
NASA Orders Kerry Photos Offline

26 July 2004: John Kerry Visits NASA Kennedy Space Center – Photos Update: The U.S. Office of Special Counsel has told NASA to remove all images of Kerry’s visit to KSC from all NASA web sites – immediately – due to Hatch Act concerns. These images have now been removed. Luckily, you can download the original pictures here: 1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9| Just as you think this silly story is going away some […]

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  • July 29, 2004
Glenn Talks Space in Boston

28 July 2004: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by John Glenn, Democratic National Convention “Good afternoon. More than 40 years ago, in a time of Cold War challenges — but also a time of hope, possibility and new frontiers — America sent me on a journey into space that not only changed my life, but changed our nation’s view of earth itself. A few years ago, I was privileged to […]

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  • July 28, 2004
Kerry Blows Opportunity at KSC

28 July 2004: Right Stuff, Wrong Staff: John Kerry Visits NASA and Blows a Photo Op, SpaceRef “On Monday Democratic Presidential Candidate John Kerry made a campaign stop at NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on Monday. Kerry was accompanied by former Ohio Senator John Glenn and Florida Senators Bill Nelson and Bob Graham. Photos taken of this visit depict Kerry and others wearing so called “bunny suits” which are required […]

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  • July 28, 2004
Kerry Camp Peeved at 'Leaked Photo', Fox News

“Asked by FOX News’ Brit Hume if a dirty trick was being played, [Mary Beth Cahill, campaign manager for John Kerry] didn’t answer the question directly but said: “What do you think?” “This was a legitimate tour of a NASA facility and this photograph came out of absolutely nowhere. We were surprised then. We aren’t surprised now.” Editor’s note: This is just silly. Kerry’s handlers goofed – not NASA. According […]

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  • July 27, 2004
Text of Teresa Heinz Kerry's Speech, AP

“We sent men to the moon, and when that was not far enough, we sent Galileo to Jupiter, we sent Cassini to Saturn, and Hubble to touch the very edges of the universe at the very dawn of time. Americans showed the world what can happen when people believe in amazing possibilities. And, that, for me, is the spirit of America – the America you and I are working for […]

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  • July 27, 2004